The Devils Kitchen EarthCache
Hidden : 8/19/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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Welcome to the Devils Kitchen


A very special thank you to the Spanish Fork Ranger District for permission to post this EarthCache.

The Devils Kitchen is known as Little Bryce Canyon as the Geologic features are almost the same. The first time I saw the Kitchen I thought we had leaped from Nebo Loop to Bryce Canyon. It is an amazing place. But you do not need to take my word for it. Go visit. The Devil won't mind. There is a paved trail from the parking area. It is approx. 1/4 mile and fairly level and can be reached by wheel chair. STAY ON THE TRAIL.

According to the sign at the posted coords there 3 types of pillar like formations in the Kitchen. One of which is called a HooDoo.The Hoodoos of Devils Kitchen are 80 million years old. More changes occurred until sand, gravel and sedimentary deposits filled ancient lakes within the Colorado Plateau. These materials compressed and hardened into sedimentary rock. The hoodoos of the Kitchn began forming 80 million year old sculpted claron rock formations which consist of limestone, dolomite and siltstone layers. The Colorado Plateau has risen over a time period of about sixteen million years. The Paria River and its streams flowed through the area sculpting and eroding the walls. These sedimentary layers contain lignite, coal and fossils, including evidence of the lush mesozoic period when the climate of the area was tropical with lush plants and a variety of unique animals flourished. The location at the plateau rim allows for hoodoo formation because the steep slope gives the environment needed for the structures to form. At the slope, faults and joints form compressional forces that guide the patterns of erosion.

Over millions of years, the rock and land was subject to violent storms and severe changes. Earthquakes, mudslides and volcanoes roared upon the primitive earth, forcing, molding and reshaping it. Seas and streams came and went, moving sediment and depositing it in layers.

What is responsible for the colors of the rock?

Rock formations, dating from the late Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic periods include: Dakota, Tropic Shale, Straight Cliffs and Bryce's dominant and soft, calcareous Claron Formation. Claron is a colorful combination of pinks and oranges caused by trace amounts of iron oxide. The white formations you see in the park are lacking the iron oxide. The pink limestone from the Claron formation, with its iron and manganese oxides, is responsible for the reds and pinks that we see in the rocks today. Photobucket

This is an easy EarthCache to get to. There is a parking lot and a walk down a 1/4 mile paved trail that leads to the platform and plaque where you can find the answers to the following questions:(you do not need to leave the Trail at all find tis EarthCache)

1: According to the Sign, There are 3 differant Geologic Formations in the Kitchen. One of which is discussed here called Hoodoo Formations. Name the other 2 and how are they formed
2: Accoerding to the sign, What is Banded Weathering?

3: To verify that you visited the site. There are 2 signs at the Coords. On the second sign, tell me who was the first person to acsend Mount Nedo and what year did he climb it?

I will only E-Mail you if ther is problem with your answers. Please don't put your answers in your log.

Directions - Take I-15 to Payson. When you exit the freeway this will put you on main street. Head up main until you reach 100 North. Turn left on 100 North. Stay on 100 North until you reach 600 East. 600 East will take you to the mouth of Payson Canyon. The trail is then 27.7 miles from the mouth of the canyon.

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